Definition of Cross-leaved heath

1. Noun. Dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers.

Exact synonyms: Bell Heather, Erica Tetralix
Generic synonyms: Erica, True Heath

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-leaved Heath

cross-fosters
cross-garnet
cross-garnets
cross-grained
cross-hatch
cross-hatched
cross-hatches
cross-hatching
cross-hybridisation
cross-index
cross-infection
cross-jack yard
cross-jack yards
cross-kick
cross-lag
cross-leaved heath (current term)
cross-legged
cross-light
cross-linguistic
cross-linguistically
cross-link
cross-linkage
cross-linked
cross-linking reagent
cross-matching
cross-modal
cross-multiplication
cross-multiplications
cross-multiplied
cross-multiplies

Literary usage of Cross-leaved heath

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"It is called the " cross-leaved heath " because of the arrangement of the leaves, ... The "cross-leaved heath" grows i to i£ feet high, and has bright ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... situation to thrive as well as in their native localities: E. carnea, mediterránea, ciliaris, vagans, and the pretty cross-leaved heath of boggy moors, ..."

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